Moberly Wastewater receives Biosolids Award

Moberly’s Wastewater Treatment Plant was a recent recipient of an award from the Missouri Water Environment Association — the Biosolids Management Award.

The Biosolids Management Award, per a press release from the Plant, “is presented to a facility that has not had any violations, maintains records on soil and sludge analysis, and maintains nutrient plan[s] for crop management.” It is awarded to two facilities per year – a facility with flow less than five million gallons (labeled as “small”) and a facility with flow rates greater than five million gallons (labeled “large”).

The Moberly facility falls under the “small” categorization.

The award was presented at the MWEA’s conference on March 25, and was accepted by Ben Riles, the Moberly facility’s Chief Wastewater Operator.

Biosolid is wastewater sludge that has gone through treatment that “meets or exceeds requirements set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.” It is listed as “an effective soil amendment.”

“Lots of people try to get these [awards],” Riles told the MMI Wednesday morning. “You send a summary to them of your sludge management practices. It is up to a panel to decide who will get the award. They let us know a couple weeks in advance [that we had won].”